Editorials, columns and letters to the editor from our readers.
Editorial & Opinion
Joe Morinville
The summer is over now and we’ll have to wait until next year for more summer blockbuster movies to go […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial & Opinion
Progressive Views Column: Charter Troubles
By Tristan Turner
On September 10th Bernard Drainville, the Quebec Minister of Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship revealed the Parti Québécois plan to enact a new Charter of Values in Quebec… […]
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Letter: Further concerns with Cardiff Road sign location
Despite the response I received on my 3rd attempt of contacting the Town about the extended 50km/h speed sign just east past South Glens I am just as irked as I was before. I feel as though I was given the brushoff and even though I included the original letter to the… […]
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Column: Joe Morinville
Two weeks from now you’ll be reading all about who’s running this fall for a crack at being mayor or a member of Council. Been a lot written already about those what has said they’ll run. Here’s some thoughts I’ve had about the candidates and the election in general… […]
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Editorial: Best live show this year
With campers, tents and patio furniture soon to be packed away, children back in school and registered for after school activities, we now turn our attention to fall and the long and cold winter that will surely follow. We also look to things for adults to do in the coming weeks… […]
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Column: Joe Morinville
There are times when it seems not much is going on around Town. That’s when I turn to the wierd […]
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Healthy Routes Column: What’s with all the zucchini?
By Gladys Kublik, owner Neighbors Vitamin Shop
This is the burning question my husband and some of my customers have been asking this year; which they sometimes follow with a rueful shake of the head and an expression that softly says “She’s crazy, but harmless.”… […]
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Progressive Views Column: Prorogation Tactics
Recently, the Prime Minister announced that he would ask the Governor General to prorogue this session of Parliament until a Speech from the Throne that is likely to come in late October… […]
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Letter: Loose dogs a problem in parks
Editor:
Lovely night over at the Fish and Game pond. Good to see lots of people from Morinville getting their exercise in such a beautiful place; however, one person thought allowing her three dogs to be off leash was a way to enjoy the evening… […]
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Letter: RCMP offer back to school traffic safety tips
Morinville RCMP would like to remind the community to exercise extra caution as students in Morinville and throughout Sturgeon County head back to school on Sept. 3. Morinville RCMP along with the Morinville Bylaw and Sturgeon County bylaw will be in school zones starting next week and throughout the school year in order to ensure that drivers are observing the posted school zone speed limit… […]
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Column: Joe Morinville
Hard to believe Labour Day is this weekend. Seems fitting to me because if Labour Day came too early, that means that summer ended too early. Got me to thinking of the high and low points of this past summer… […]
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Editorial: A different approach to traffic safety
You might have noticed two things if you happened to be driving westbound on 100 Avenue near the pump house during rush hour Thursday night: The photo radar truck was parked there looking eastbound for those rushing to get out of town, and a guy was standing on the sidewalk with a camera pointed towards the west. I was the man with the camera… […]
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Letter: Legal ready to welcome pink trail riders
Dear Editor:
Legal’s Pink Trail would like to notify a change of venue on August 29th for the Welcoming of the Wild Pink Yonder. Get ‘Pinkified’ and Welcome the Wild Pink Yonder… […]
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Editorial: The role of Council
We are one month from Nomination Day, a time when those wishing to run will step forward and file their […]
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Column: Joe Morinville
The climate hasn’t got any better since the last time youse heard from me. I’m not talking about global warming or the weather in Morinville. I’m talking about how people act and do stuff. Everybody seems so tense and up tight. So I thought I’d share some of the funnier stuff I’ve seen last week… […]
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Town Column: From the desk of Corporate Operations
By David Schaefer
As August leads into September, I would like to remind all drivers to be aware of Children. Playground and recreation trails are always busy as children are out playing and with School fast approaching morning and after walks to and from school make it even more important … […]